EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Texas Department of Agriculture is on alert as the threat of screwworm, a flesh-eating fly larva, looms closer to the U.S. border.

The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate ...

Using this tried-and-true biological control technique, the USDA aims to stamp out the larvae of the New World screwworm (NWS) fly, a tropical parasite. This invasive pest’s scientific name is ...

But the outbreak of this pest has left them devastated. Uzi flies lay eggs inside the tomatoes. The larvae feed on the pulp, leading to internal rotting, discoloration and rapid spoilage of the fruit.

The New World screwworm may not be a creature that many have heard of. This is because the flies that lay eggs that create the larvae have been eradicated from the U.S. since the 1960s.

Bag the fruit up to prevent fruit flies from laying eggs on developing fruit. This needs to be done early, ideally once the young fruit start to form. You can also build or buy a fruit fly trap ...

A: Nearly 100% of the energy that crane fly adults have comes from the food they ate as larvae — the adults don’t eat any food at all.

Knowing about the lifespan of common flies helps to get rid of the pesky invadersKey PointsThe lifespan of adult flies varies considerably depending on the species, ranging from seven to 50 days.All ...

The US Government will be opening a fly factory in Texas to mass produce millions of infecund flies as part of a sterilization campaign aimed at eliminating the flesh-eating parasite screwworm.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins came to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas on Wednesday and announced what she ...

The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as ...